Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52NE0038 - HILL OF NEWLESLIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ52NE0038
NameHILL OF NEWLESLIE
NRHE Card No.NJ52NE77
NRHE Numlink 17638
HES SM No. 11510
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Earthwork
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of hill fort, discovered in the course of aerial survey work in 1983. It now consists of a single defensive line of an oval bank and internal ditch with external ditch intermittently present, enclosing over 4ha, making it one of the largest in the region. The earthen bank is circa 4.5 m wide, 0.5 m high, the internal ditch 3-4 m wide by 0.4 m deep. No obvious entrance is now visible. As part of the Hillforts of Strathdon Project two trenches were dug in July 2009. These indicated that there was no significant depth of deposits, the site had been heavily affected by roots (probably gorse) and that subsequent burning had spread modern charcoal through the soil. It has been suggested that the site may be a hilltop enclosure of Late Bronze Age date.
Last Update03/04/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerWW
Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5826 2548



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2009 Evaluation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HOUSES REMAINS OFE90
FORTSHILL A100
BANKSEARTH B100
DITCHESINTERNAL C100
DITCHESEXTERNAL D100